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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1930
Page
3
The St Peter Herald notes city folks returning to country life amid uncertain times. It contrasts urban fortunes with rural abundance and signals a preference for small towns as stable, meal rich living persists despite economic swings.
The Des Moines chamber of commerce counted visitors at city entrances to tally autos from every Iowa county and 44 states plus Canada. Illinois led nearby states with 12,627 visits, Minnesota 9,455, Missouri 7,492, and totals show an auto enters Des Moines every ten seconds with 303,983 Iowa visitors in the month.
Beaverdale News questions the obsession with vacations noting past two week breaks were earned after long work years. Now vacations blend golf swimming picnics and social events with the usual year round activity, turning vacation into just another extended spending period.
A Brooklyn Eagle bulletin argues wives outlive husbands on average due to younger brides and health-linked traits. It notes married women tend to live longer than single women because men choose partners with longevity factors, suggesting husbands may survive longer when women select.
The article explains that macadamized roads derive their name from John Loudon McAdam the Scottish inventor who developed the road surface now famous in automotive travel. It notes the surface improved travel speed and road quality, marking a milestone in road construction from a century ago.
The weather bureau explains that heat loss dictates perceived coldness, noting humidity increases moisture in skin and clothing, making them better heat conductors. As air becomes very dry, the body remains insulated from heat loss, while damp air increases exposure to cooling.
The Bureau of Standards explains that cracked bulbs or improper exhaustion allow air to contact the tungsten filament causing it to burn and oxidize into yellow tungsten oxide. White bulbs indicate leaks at lead-in wires or small glass cracks letting air in and burning the filament.
The text describes two types of rings around the Moon. Coronae are near the Moon, 1 to 4 or 5 diameters away, caused by water droplets with smaller droplets making larger rings. True halos are farther away, caused by ice crystals, with several rings sharing the same angular size depending on crystal shape.
The article explains that inflated spares can deflate faster than in use tires not due to the tire itself but because the valve seal is less stressed. With no machine weight on the spare, less pressure holds the valve tight, allowing quicker deflation.
The text explains that Hanim is a title for Turkish women used whether single or married. It notes that a Yorkish woman named Fatima Tevik Danim would likely append her husband’s name, becoming Fatima Pedy Hanim, after marriage.
President Madison thanked Petersburg volunteers for conspicuous gallantry in the War of 1812. He said their discharge earned the city the proud title The Cockade City of the Union, a distinction widely acclaimed.
The article muses on tea once stocked by hardware dealers in early times and notes a possible link to ship’s chandlers. It suggests tea moved via sailors trading from Orient imports, with chandleries selling the tea at a profit. The piece, from the New Orleans Times-Picayune, wryly compares tea to guava jelly and paste in trade histories.
Pathfinder Magazine explains the correct form spick and span, derives from older phrases span new and spick meaning spike or splinter. The common spic and span is a misrendering with no evidence that spic as spike was used. spick may denote fatty or bacon meanings in obsolete usage.
Scientists report lichens found in the Queen Maud mountains about 300 miles from the South Pole. Lichens endure extreme cold and need only rock to cling to. They tolerate snow and limited moisture, and can survive in remote areas beyond the poles.
A Kansas City Star cartoonish warning notes collapsible items like bridge tables ping pong tables and folding beds weaken joints. It warns rubber bands and tire tape patchwork only delay a crash during games or alarm shifts. The piece oddly suggests safer living with a snapping turtle or a live lobster.
The terms Whig and Tory emerged in 1679 amid disputes over excluding James II from the throne. Whig referred to cattle thieves and Scottish Presbyterians, while Tory signified Irish outlaws endorsing James’s hereditary claim despite his Catholic faith. These labels persisted as party badges into the 19th century.
A torn page fragment tied to Dr. Charles A. Gallagher's will may yield $10000 if presented in Marietta probate court. The court lacks current ownership proof and will keep the other half until the joining piece is shown. Claim must be filed before 1945.
A Scottish woman returning to her men faced a famished wolf. She wrapped a cloth around her wrist, grabbed a knife, and thrust it into the animal's throat, killing it without taking another wound. Glen Morriston is cited as a possible scene of the deed.
A two-vehicle crash on the roadway in front of Tom Cheatland's left Mr. and Mrs. King and their Iowa Falls daughter badly injured with King unconscious all night. They were taken to Town Falls hospital. car to Amos Hanson garage. The paper also notes deaths, birthdays, visits, and community events across McCallsburg and neighboring towns.
Notice to Maggie Butler and others that Lot 8, Block 2, Fairview Addition Story City Story County Iowa, was sold for taxes for 1921 1925 and 1922 to Stanton James who holds the Certificate of Purchase. Redemption period is 90 days from service of notice. Treasurer's Deed will issue to James or assigns if not redeemed. Dated August 22 1930. Stanton James owner and holder of the Certificate of Purchase.
Tom M Johnson travels toward Newton and Des Moines while picking chickens at Roland for Heg land Produce. My, Mrs Sherman Griffith, Mrs May Confare and daughter of Ames visit Mrs P A Sanders on Labor Day. Griffiths and Sanders were longtime neighbors south of McCallsburg. Mrs Oscar Johnson and Mrs Oscar Barclay from Ames and Nevada called Monday afternoon.
H N Bakke pastor at Bethany Lutheran invites Bible study and prayer meeting Wednesday at 8 pm. Sunshine Mission meets Friday September 5 with hostesses Mesdames Otis Olson J Mein and Abel Helvig. Readers urged for Saturday September 6 at 10 am. Sunday School at 10 with picnic next Sunday and short service after. Park trip to Story City. Zion Lutheran prayer Thursday September 4 at 8. Girls Mission Band Saturday September 6 with Violet Jacobson. Luther League September 7 at 8.
Twenty six Story county residents received certificates for completing a citizenship course at a program in Ames on Tuesday evening. Notable names in the class include Chris R. Imsland Forde Marius Larsen Johan Rasmussen Narland Martin Severeide and Toralf Severeide of McCallsburg.
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